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some of the letters on my keyboard are not working

the letter that comes after o does not work on the keyboard nor does the enter key, semicolon or parentheses. What can I do to fix this?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 6, 2020 12:42 PM

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Posted on Jun 6, 2020 1:08 PM

It appears very much like a failing keyboard, however you can try the following basic troubleshooting steps to rule out any software issues-

  1. Reset SMC by following the directions applicable to your MacBook Air here ➔ How to Reset SMC. If that does not solve things then-
  2. Reset NVRAM/PRAM by following the directions applicable to your MacBook Air here ➔ How to Reset NVRAM/PRAM. If that does not solve things then-
  3. Enter ➔ Safe Mode and see if the keyboard issue still exists in Safe mode. Log out of Safe Mode and then reboot computer. If that does not solve things then-
  4. Please  contact ➔ Apple Support


Axel F.

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Jun 6, 2020 1:08 PM in response to colon616

It appears very much like a failing keyboard, however you can try the following basic troubleshooting steps to rule out any software issues-

  1. Reset SMC by following the directions applicable to your MacBook Air here ➔ How to Reset SMC. If that does not solve things then-
  2. Reset NVRAM/PRAM by following the directions applicable to your MacBook Air here ➔ How to Reset NVRAM/PRAM. If that does not solve things then-
  3. Enter ➔ Safe Mode and see if the keyboard issue still exists in Safe mode. Log out of Safe Mode and then reboot computer. If that does not solve things then-
  4. Please  contact ➔ Apple Support


Axel F.

some of the letters on my keyboard are not working

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